Receptacle



Dec. 29, 1925. 1,567,618

A. D. ROBINSON RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 29, 1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEYSPatented Dec. 29, 1925.

UTTEE TATES ARCHIE D. ROBINSON, OF WESTEIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

RECEP'IACLE.

Application filed December 29, 1922. Serial No. 609,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Anorrrn D. RoBrNsoN, citizen of the United States,residing at ll' estfield, in the county of l-lampden and State of lilassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Receptacles,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles and, moreparticularly, to receptacles adapted for detachable connection to a deskor other article of furniture and designed to receive waste papers orother material.

The invention seeks to provide a receptacle which is of the simplestsort of con struction to enable it to be hung from an article offurniture, usually from a cross rod located in and spanning the spacedupright members of a desk. The receptacle is designed to be hung alongone edge so that the rear wall thereof lies in a plane above the frontwall, whereby papers thrown in said space by a person seated at the desknaturally lodge in the receptacle. At the same time, the receptacle canswing and yield when engaged by the legs of the occupant of the desk.Also the receptacle is readily removed and replaced and, when hung asdescribed cannot readily be tipped over as so frequently occurs with anordinary waste basket placed in the same general location.

The main object of the invention is to provide a receptacle having alongone, and

preferably along two opposite edges, a flange of inverted substantiallyU-shaped section which may be hooked over a cross rod, such asdescribed, or into a suitable bracket or other member, to enable thereceptacle to be hung in the manner and for the purposes described.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following descriptionand in the illustrative embodiment of the. invention in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a receptacle, embodying myinvention, mounted in place on a desk;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the receptacle; and

Fig. 3 is a small scale fragmentary cross sectional view thereof.

Referring to these drawings ;-the receptacle, as illustrated, is ofgenerally rectangular shape as viewed in plan, having front and rearwalls 5 and 6 with connecting side walls 7 The receptacle is open onlyat the top and to finish off the upper edges of the walls described, aflange 8 is provided on each wall which flanges emborder the open upperend of the receptacle. The side walls and the front and rear wallspreferably converge somewhat in a downwardly direction. I find itadvantageous to construct the receptacle of metal, as by so doing,astrong, durable and fireproof article results. The shape, size and kindof material, as described, while desirable and at present preferred, arenot necessarily essential.

The flanges 8 on the opposing walls 5 and 6 are made wider than theother flanges 8 so that portions 9 may be downturned therefrom as bestshown in Fig. 3, thereby forming a hook of inverted U-shaped section.The hook, thus formed, is designed to engage over a cross rod, such as r(Fig. 1), for the purpose of removably and pivotally supporting thereceptacle in the space 8 between the two upright members m of the deskd. When the receptacle is so hung, it tips forwardly, as shown, loweringthe front wall 5 below the rear wall 6 so that papers may be easilydirected into the mouth of the receptacle but restrained from passingbeyond the latter by the rear wall 6, against which any matter, thrownat too high an angle, strikes and is arrested and forced to fall intothe receptacle. By providing two of the flanges 9, the receptacle ismade symmetrical in appearance and is reversible. Also these flangesserve as handles, the recesses therein being large enough to receive thetips of the fingers. These flanges need not necessarily extend acrossthe entire length of the receptacle although for the sake of appearance,I prefer to have them so.

In use, a cross rod 1', if one is not already available, is applied tothe desk in a Well elevated position near the rear wall thereof. Bygrasping the receptacle along its front upper edge and inserting it inspace 8 until the rear wall 6 strikes rod 1* and then lowering thereceptacle, the U-shaped portion along the rear edge of the latter willreadily engage with rod 1". This operation can be very quickly performedwith very little effort and without bending over to look into the space.The receptacle is as readily removed and can be transported by using oneor both of the U-shaped portions as handles.

The invention has been disclosed herein in an embodiment at presentpreferred, for

illustrative purposes but the scope of the invention is defined by theappended claim rather than by the foregoing description.

What I claim is The combination with the spaced upright portions of adesk or the like, of. a cross bar spanning the space between saidportions, a relatively deep fiat bottomed receptacle of substantiallyrectangular cross section having symmetrical upright Walls of equalheight, and open at its upper end, and a continuous flange providedalong one edge of the receptacle adjacent said open end, said flangebeing bent outwardly and downwardly from said edge and being engaged ina hook-like fashion at all points throughout its length with said crossbar and free to turn thereon, whereby the receptacle is supported fromone side for free swinging movement at all times and normally hangs sothat said edge is higher than the opposite edge of said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ARCHIE D ROBINSON.

